Eventide ShimmerVerb promises endless pitch-shifted reverbs

Eventide starts off each month with a new effect in its H9 series and has just added ShimmerVerb, a shimmer reverb algorithm borrowed from the H9.

Lava Music teams up with Chemist Creations for limited edition carbon fibre acoustics

Streetwear brand Chemist Creations and Lava Music announce two new limited edition carbon-fibre acoustic guitars, with onboard effects and cutting-edge graphics!

Nembrini Audio releases the new MRH810 V2 Lead Series Guitar Amplifier plugin for a bargain launch price

The new Nembrini Audio MRH810 V2 Lead Series Guitar Amplifier is based on a classic British amp from the '80s, and is currently available at a fantastic launch price.

SpectraLayers 7: More AI, less clicks for Steinberg’s spectral editor

SpectraLayers 7 adds some pretty cool new AI-driven features and audio un-mixing functionality to Steinberg's spectral editing and repair suite, and is available now in Steinberg's web store.

Way Huge MkV Green Rhino overdrive pedal: Smaller package, more features

Way Huge's Green Rhino MkV is now in a smaller enclosure, yet it adds two new functions: Frequency and Curve controls. This thing may go straight onto our shopping list.

Heavyocity Damage 2: A massive sequel delivers even more bonkers percussion!

The ultimate in mangled drum sounds, Damage 2 has arrived with nearly 60GB of oversized drums, ethnic percussion, found objects and elaborate effects!

Could the ARM MacBooks be Apple’s most affordable laptops ever?

A leaker on Twitter says Apple may offer an ARM-driven MacBook priced at USD 799! That would become Apple's most affordable laptop ever. And a MacBook Pro 13 at USD 1099 would be a treat, too!

Best Sample Packs This Week: 808s, Chinese strings, rave sounds, virtual bass

Cool new sample packs! 808s that can be easily modified, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, everything you need to get your rave on, and a versatile virtual bass plug-in. Let's dive in!

Best free plug-ins this week: SuperflyDSP, Synsonics-V and Essentials Kick

This week's collection of the best free plug-ins features four free effects, an emulation of the Synsonics drum synth and a kick drum enhancer. Here's SuperflyDSP, Synsonics-V and Essentials Kick.

Ernie Ball Music Man announces July 2020 Ball Family Reserve guitars and basses

Ernie Ball Music Man has just unveiled five limited-run instruments as part of its July 2020 Ball Family Reserve. They include two guitars, a baritone, and two bass models.

Microsoft Surface for Music Production: Surface Book 3 or Surface Go 2?

While the Surface Book 3 pulses with premium power the Surface Go 2 can offer some surprisingly music-friendly stability at an affordable price point. Which one would make for an awesome DAW platform?

“Save Our Stages Act” offers $10bn to support US independent live venues

A new relief bill called the “Save our Stages” act has been proposed in the USA to provide financial help for independent live venues gripped in the COVID-19 pandemic - to the tune of $10 billion!

Caparison Guitars’ new 8-string behemoth: “The pinnacle of extreme guitar design”?

The new Caparison Mattias Eklundh Apple Horn 8 signature guitar has insanely good specifications and hardware choices that make for an exciting yet outlandish instrument.

How does Mars sound? NASA uses tech from DPA Microphones to find out.

How does Mars sound? To answer this question, the Perseverance rover that was just launched into space by NASA carries technology from DPA Microphones.

Warm Audio teases a new guitar product, and it sounds foxxy…

Could Warm Audio's latest video be teasing a re-make of the legendary Foxx Tone Machine pedal? It would mark Warm Audio's first foray into the guitar product market...

Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor: Spank and Heat your audio!

Parallel Aggressor does the old parallel processing trick justice with heavy-handed compression and saturation algorithms on top of some sweet options!

Deal: Grab Pigments 2 and other Arturia software at 50% off!

Arturia continued its 20 Year Anniversary celebration with a sale, offering its software synths and effects at 50% off! Grab Pigments 2 now for €99 instead of €198!

iConnectivity mioXC: The world’s first MIDI USB-C interface?

iConnectivity mioXC is the world's first USB-C MIDI interface, and is compatible with portable devices like tablets and laptops. At USD 50, it's a very fair deal!

Behringer has started work on “one of the most exciting synthesizer projects”

Behringer has posted a picture of some old circuit board with the announcement that they have started work on an "exciting synthesizer" - can you guess what it is?

Aston Microphones Element: the crowd-designed mic is now ready for pre-order

The Aston Element microphone is now ready for pre-order. During the past three months, everyone was invited to help shape its sound in three rounds of blind testing and voting.

Sequential Pro 3 synthesizer gets Wavetables created by you

The Sequential Pro 3 is a delicious multi-filter mono and 3-VCO and 3-voice paraphonic synth that features a Wavetable oscillator they've just opened up to user-created wavetables.

After Later Audio releases 3 new modules: Blend, Tilt and Steps

Blend will mix and control the amps, Tilt will function generate and envelope and Steps will burst with random looping stepped CV. Three solid new modules from After Later Audio.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Vintage drums, orchestral samples, epic science fiction sounds

The best sample packs this week: 3 drum bundles with vintage vibes, samples for Serum and Sylenth1, orchestral audio and sci-fi sounds from the 70s and 80s. Enjoy!

Softwire Synthesis Press Controller for expressing some CV into your Eurorack

Possibly the oddest and most intriguing CV generator we've come across is the Press Controller from Softwire Synthesis that uses a chunky "button" to convert pressure into control voltage.